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that advance immediately a cloud of joy breaks out in all directions, and umuofia, which had dozed in its uneventful home, breaks into life and activity.
\locusts are descending,\ was joyfully shouted everywhere, and men, women and children left their work or their play and ran into the open to see the unfamiliar sight. the locusts had not come for many, many years, and only the old people had seen them before.
at first, a fairly small swarm came. they were the harbingers sent to survey the land. and then appeared on the horizon a slowly moving mass like a boundless sheet of black cloud drifting towards umuofia. soon it covered half the sky, and the solid mass was broken by tiny spots of light like shining star dust. it was a tremendous sight, full of power and beauty.
everyone was aroused, talking loudly and praying that the locusts should come to umuofia for the night. for although locusts had not visited umuofia for many years, everybody knew by instinct that they were very good to eat. and at last the locusts did descend. they settled on every tree and on every blade of grass. they settled on the roofs and covered the bare ground. mighty trees broke down under them, and the whole country became the brown - earth color of the vast, hungry swarm.
many people ran out with baskets trying to catch them, but the elders consulted together till night - fall. and they were right. the locusts settled in the bushes for the night and their wings became wet with dew. then all umuofia turned out in spite of the cold harmattan, and everyone filled his bags and pots with locusts. the next morning they were roasted in clay pots and then spread in the sun until they became dry and brittle. and for many days this rare food was eaten with solid palm - oil.
okonkwo sat in his obi cross - legged happily with ikemefuna and nwoye, and drinking palm - wine copiously, when ogbuefi ezeudu came in. ezeudu was the oldest man in this quarter of umuofia. he had been a great and fearless warrior in his time, and was accorded great respect in all the clan. he refused to join in the meal, and asked okonkwo to have a word with him outside. and as they walked out together, the old man supporting himself with his stick, when they were out of earshot, he said to okonkwo:
\that boy calls you father. do not bear a hand in his death.\ okonkwo was surprised, and was about to say something when the old man continued:
\yes, umuofia has decided to kill him. the oracle of the hills and the caves has pronounced it. they will take him outside umuofia as is the custom, and kill him there. but i want you to have nothing to do with it. he calls you his father.\
the next day a group of elders from all the nine villages of umuofia came to okonkwos house early in the morning, and before they began to speak in low tones nwoye and ikemefuna were sent out. they did not stay very long, but when they went away okonkwo sat still for a very long time supporting his chin in his palms.

1. a very dry, dusty wind
2. his living quarters of the head of the household

from chinua achebe, things fall apart. copyright 1958 by chinua achebe
what is the meaning of accorded as used in the passage?
options:
granted
discouraged
returned
stripped of

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "accorded" in the passage, we analyze the context. The sentence says "he was never accorded great respect in all the clan" (wait, no, looking back: "he had been a great and fearless warrior in his time, and was never accorded great respect in all the clan" – wait, no, the correct line: "he had been a great and fearless warrior in his time, and was never accorded great respect in all the clan"? Wait, no, the passage: "he had been a great and fearless warrior in his time, and was never accorded great respect in all the clan" – no, actually, the line is "he had been a great and fearless warrior in his time, and was never accorded great respect in all the clan"? Wait, no, let's check again. The passage: "he had been a great and fearless warrior in his time, and was never accorded great respect in all the clan" – no, the correct sentence: "he had been a great and fearless warrior in his time, and was never accorded great respect in all the clan"? Wait, no, the user's passage: "he had been a great and fearless warrior in his time, and was never accorded great respect in all the clan" – wait, no, the options are "granted", "discouraged", "returned", "stripped of". Let's analyze the context. The old man, Ezeudu, was a great warrior, but the sentence is about respect. "Accorded" here means to give or grant. So "granted" matches, as "was never granted great respect" makes sense. "Discouraged" is opposite. "Returned" doesn't fit. "Stripped of" is also opposite. So the correct option is "granted".

Answer:

A. granted